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New £28m contract drawn up in Hammersmith to speed up housing repairs

In March, the local authority approved the termination of its repairs contracts - covering the north and central parts of the borough - with Morgan Sindall

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Scaffold accident has led to year’s delay in Hammersmith town hall project

The Hammersmith Civic Campus scheme has also been affected by Brexit but the 2022 accident sparked an investigation which has hampered progress at the site.

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Police issue appeal after pensioner bundled to the ground suffered broken hip

On Tuesday, July 2, at around 1pm, an 85-year-old man was attempting to board the 220 bus at Hammersmith bus station when he became the victim of aggression

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The 2 London bus routes that could be merged as TfL plans to get rid of one of them

Both routes currently operate with five or more buses per hour and TfL describes them as routes where passengers 'tend not to look at the timetable before arriving at the stop'

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King Street Vape Shop Was Being Run by Crime Gang

Trading Standards officers make their biggest ever seizure of cigarettes

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Six Weekend Closures of Hammersmith Bridge Announced

Pedestrians and cyclists won't be able to cross for 24-hour periods

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One-woman Show on Lockerbie Tragedy at Barons Court Theatre

Amy Engelhardt lost five classmates to terrorist attack

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Safety Concerns Cause More Delays for Civic Campus

Two builders were seriously injured on Hammersmith Town Hall site

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National Recognition for Locally-based Law Firm

Berris Law appears in Legal 500 UK for its criminal practice

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Trio jailed for total of more than 34 years after gang rape of 13-year-old

The victim read out a victim impact statement, a part of which said: “I have gone over the date a million times thinking of what I could have done differently to change the outcome of what happened to me. No matter what I change, it would’ve ended the same way."

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Shots Fired Outside West Kensington Night Club

Police say firearm discharged following altercation in the early hours

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Mayor Clashes with Greens Over Heathrow Expansion

Declines to sign letter expressing concerns over third runway

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Riverside Art Group to Hold Annual Exhibition

Local group to display its work at POSK on King Street

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Three Men Jailed for Raping Thirteen-year-old Girl

Trio lured victim from Hammersmith tube station

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Council Ditches Housing Repairs Contractor Morgan Sindall

Wates appointed to deal with backlog of defects in borough housing

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Post Office worker died of asbestos, inquest finds

Joseph Chumnery, who was born in the West Indies in 1940, died at Charing Cross Hospital in September this year.

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Fire Hits Four Storey Building on Edith Road

Investigation launched after room destroyed on top floor

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Hammersmith and Fulham Council awards £28m repairs contract to keep on top of housing mould and repairs

Some homes have previously stayed empty, with families on the housing list unable to move in because repairs haven't been completed quickly

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Eel Brook Common festival can go ahead – but with provisos

More than 60 residents, local groups and ward councillors had objected to A1 Hospitality’s plans to host the event on Eel Brook Common in Fulham.

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Fulham street food festival given the green light with music and comedy planned too

The event will take place on Eel Brook Common over a weekend